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Most solar systems look nothing like ours
Original: Most solar systems look nothing like ours. Here’s why
Astronomers say most planetary systems discovered beyond our own differ sharply from the solar system, with planets arranged in configurations not seen around the Sun. An explainer by BBC Science Focus Magazine outlines why our arrangement of rocky inner planets and gas giants appears to be the exception, citing patterns found in exoplanet surveys and models of how planets form and migrate.
Why now: Interest in exoplanet discoveries that make our solar system look unusual compared with the thousands of planetary systems found so far.
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- Most solar systems look nothing like ours. Here’s why · BBC Science Focus Magazine
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